{"id":9078,"date":"2021-07-20T07:19:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=9078"},"modified":"2021-07-20T07:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:19:44","slug":"tesla-model-s-plaid-hellcat-engine-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/07\/20\/tesla-model-s-plaid-hellcat-engine-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model S Plaid making Dodge Hellcat engine noises will upset purists"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the proliferation of performance electric vehicles, supercar fans have been complaining these go-faster EVs have no soul because they lack the sound of a large-displacement combustion engine. Truth be told, we will miss the noise made by an inline-five or a straight-six, let alone bigger units such as a V8, V10, V12, or Bugatti’s all-mighty W16 once the sun will set on the ICE.<\/p>\n

With the Boombox feature introduced late last year, Tesla is trying to mimic the glory days of gasoline engines in fast cars by allowing owners to pump sound through the vehicle’s external speaker. Brooks Weisblat, the man behind the successful YouTube<\/em> channel DragTimes, recently took delivery of a shiny new Model S Plaid and thought about doing quite controversial.<\/p>\n